>> what is our name? >> ravens. >> what is our name? >> ravens! >> yeah. thank you. >> we will look back on an amazing day in sports history. >> police investigating a triple stabbing. >> the fiscal fight rages on as lawmakers stake out their position on spending cuts.

>> have we seen the last of the snow showers for a while? [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> 6:01. good morning. >> nothing happening weather- wise. may be some sprinkles or snow flurries. we will make it up to 43 this afternoon. we will start with the clouds. the weather is pretty quiet. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning.

we have some of accidents. there is an accident on the west side of the city. 12 minutes on the west side outer loop. 55 on 95 down to the fort mchenry. no delays on 895. southbound traveler always have a year down to the fort mchenry. the key bridge in great shape. westbound 50, we have an accident at route 8. watch for that westbound accident on 50. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the warning for baltimore city -- bankruptcy for the city within 10 years unless somebody take some serious action.

an accumulated seven runs and $45 million budget deficit within the next 10 years -- and accumulated $745 million. the reserve fund would be empty in three years. the mayor lays out her financial reform package to the city council. >> a late-night shooting sends one man to the hospital. one man is sent to the hospital. the victim was shot in the arm. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. there was a triple stabbing downtown that left one person dead. sarah sampson has more. >> it happened at the

intersection of howard and fayette streets. it is not clear if the people involved attended the parade. city police say a fight broke out at 1:30 in the afternoon. one man was stabbed to death, two others were wounded. a group of boys were involved in a fight. police are confident crime camera footage will lead to an arrest. >> downtown baltimore is one of the safest parts of the city. we work hard at it. we make sure people feel safe. we are going to find out who did this on a day that baltimore was going to celebrate. we owe it to the family and to the city. >> as of last night, one victim was in critical condition. another was in serious condition. police say they have been planning for this parade for the past two weeks. they did plant lots of security. there were a number of plainclothes officers on duty

yesterday. sarah sampson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police have charged a student with the rape of a classmate. police say deshawn jones invited a fema student to cut class with him on monday. she agreed but it turned violent. >> she said at some point he pulled her into an unoccupied classroom and would not let her leave. she said he held her down and raped her. >> jones is being charged as an adult with second-degree rape. >> the trial for michael johnson continues. she was grabbing the private parts of michael johnson after a night of a streaking.

the video was taken the same night -- >> sports fans may never see a day like yesterday that began. an estimated 200,000 cheered the super bowl champion baltimore ravens. thousands upon thousands of fans joined in the celebration inside the stadium. ray lewis performed his signature squirrel dance one more time. >> the only way to repay baltimore back for all the things you ever did for me and all the support you gave to me

was bring back the lombardi trophy to baltimore one more time. >> yesterday was the largest crowd ever assembled inside m&t bank stadium. our extensive coverage continues online on the home page of wbaltv.com. you'll find lots of great photos. been athink there's ever celebration like that? it was just amazing. >> there was a large crowd when president obama came through four years ago. it was a great day. >> 6:07. do you think your commute is bad? you can share your commuting horror stories.

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>> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. but see what is going on. we are tracking an incident on the west side. there could be some delays. 50 on the j.f.x. heading down to the city. 55 on southbound 95 and a speech continues down to the fort mchenry -- and those speeds continue down to the fort mchenry. westbound 50 air route eight, the incident is clear. ava marie is joining us from the marriott waterfront. it looks like you'll talked chocolate. >> my favorite ingredient.

temperatures are near the freezing mark the airport. there may be a flurry this morning. nothing major. more details on that coming up. i am live at the marriott waterfront hotel with the executive chef. you have some experience with chocolate. we are talking about a chocolate affair. you're making sloppy joes with cocoa. >> absolutely. chalker is no shy ingredient -- y ingredient.no shot ingredie these are nice tenderloins. sweet, sweet, and sweet.

i have my onions done. >> got to have ketchup. >> i have some cocoa chocolate barbecue sauce to get the tangy taste. i have some beautiful spicy -- i will give it a nice bitter flavor. you think of chocolate as suitweet. it goes well with beef and fish. >> we will show this plated up. more details are coming up. let's go back to tony pann. cocoa and chocolate and sloppy joe's. >> be brave.

you are going to like it. trust me. >> there isn't a lot of sugar. i have faith in chef gomez. >> that is for a good cause. we have some cloud cover this morning. 28 in parkton. we should be able to sneak into the low 40's this afternoon. there is nothing showing up on radar at this morning. we have a slight chance for sprinkles or flurries. we should get a little bit of sunshine. this will turn into a coastal storm on friday. maybe some snow on the tail end of it.

in the short term, things should be pretty quiet. a mixture of sun and clouds. may be some sprinkles or flurries early. it should be tried again tomorrow. we'll start out with the freezing rain on friday and then changeover to rain and snow. very complicated forecast. it should be dry on sunday. >> 6:15. we will know if the boy scouts will except gay scoutmasters into their ranks. they are considering reversing their longstanding policy of excludingays. there will be a vote today. a powerful earthquake in the south pacific is triggering

tsunami warnings. two waves nearly five feet high damaged about 50 homes and properties. a classic game gets it makeover today. a monopoly token will get the boot. an online vote will replace one with a diamond ring, and guitar, cat or helicopter. disagreements on how to deal with it before automatic spending cuts kick in. congress and the warehouse are scrambling for a plan. this affect you and me. >> if those huge automatic

spending cuts kick in and the economy slows down, we will all feel the impact. nearly everybody in washington wants to avoid that. the question is how? another day, another dollar, another fiscal fight in washington. the issue is massive spending cuts. there will take effect march 1. it is called sequestration. we're not supposed to get to this point in the first place. >> sequestration was never intended to happen. >> it was a proposal meant to spur lawmakers into action to come up with a budget that everybody could agree on. >> cuts could slow down the economy. pentagon leaders are deeply worried about the impact on the military. the president says if congress cannot cut a big deal -- >> they should pass a smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms. >> he is thinking short-term. get us to the fiscal year.

give congress time to work on a budget. >> they should have a chance to come up with a budget instead of making cuts now that will slow down the recovery. >> both sides agree something must be done. but how? that is the fight. republican leaders are digging in their heels. john boehner said, "we believe there's a better way to reduce the deficit." part of the proposal has included cuts to entitlement programs like medicare and social security. the president signaled yesterday he may be open to some of those. hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news . >> some good news for the housing industry. home prices rose by more than -- the most in six and half years.

prices rose by 8.3% in december. prices rose last year in 46 of the 50 states. this helps to fuel the housing recovery. a new study on engaging traffic fines drivers need to allow more time for traffic if they want to arrive on time. everett should add more = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = driver should set aside nearly two hours in the washington, d.c., area. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what is the worst morning commute you ever had to endure? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. the pentagon may offer some benefits to same-sex couples.

there is another fiscal showdown on capitol hill. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning to you. >> if across-the-board spending cuts take place on march 1. president obama calling on congress to postpone them again and to act on it short-term plan of savings cuts. the defense department is considering extending some benefits to same-sex spouses. a decision is expected later this week. there could be transportation privileges. kids are back up again yesterday. earnings are coming in stronger.

are looking at a magical first quarter increase from disney. are you ready for another sail from southwest? they're offering flights as low as $49. have to book by thursday. you can fly to disney world for $89.10 way. how about boston for $49 one- way? at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> some pretty good deals. we have some cloud cover to start the day. 32 at the airport and in catonsville. this morning there shouldn't be

any weather problems. temperatures into the low 40's by later this afternoon. a mixture of sun and clouds. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> good morning. tracking when accident on the west shide. are fluids in the road. still looking pretty good as far as delays. 12 minutes on the west side outer loop. 65 on 95 out of white marsh. tapping the brakes just a bit in the southbound direction. 795 looks fine in the owings mills area. >> 29 degrees at the airport. a party for the ages.

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>> good morning. the agent for joe flacco said

feels joe flacco should now be the highest-paid quarterback in the nfl. "look at his age and body of work and the expectations going forward." hard to argue with that. there was a lot of fans out yesterday. the passion and energy was incredible. joe flacco was enjoying himself . it came to a head yesterday. the highlight for me was ray lewis doing the squirrel dance yesterday. he did it three times yesterday. ray talk to his fans one more time.

>> the only way to repay baltimore back for all the things you ever did for me and all the support you gave to me was bring back the lombardi trophy to baltimore one more time. >> what a moment. i think joe flacco may be sleeping in today. he had about an hour of sleep on monday night. said thank you to the fans. >> baltimore, we did it! [cheers] super bowl champs, baby. that is for you guys. we have been through a lot this year. you guys have stood there through it all, just like you always do. you are a special group. we love you. it doesn't get any better than this. we appreciate you coming out today.

>> that was a joke with his son steven -- that was joe with his son steven. the ravens are the only team that could repeat. >> thank you. >> 6:28. here is what is coming up. >> police investigate a triple stabbing that happened near yesterday's parade. >> there is an accident on the west side. will

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. this morning stop stories.

>> there was a deadly pedestrian accident. and man was trying to cross security boulevard when he was hit by a car. a second vehicle hit the man and kept on going. >> all right. weather and traffic. 6:31. tony? >> come onover. over. we have a chance for some sprinkles or flurries this morning, 20%. 32 at the airport. we will start with the clouds. sunshine will break through. things will change into the beginning of the weekend. >> thank you. good morning.

moving well on the major roadways. have an accident with fluids in the road. 11 minutes on the north side. 45 on the west side outer loop. 56 on southbound 95 down towards the fort mchenry. eight minutes down to the fort mchenry tunnel. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a deadly stabbing. >> this happened just as the rally began to wind down. sarah sampson has more on the story. >> good morning. we do know that it did happen within walking distance of the parade. were lots of police officers there for the festivities.

it was estimated that 200,000 people packed downtown baltimore to celebrate the ravens' win. detectives say a fight broke out around 1:30 tuesday afternoon and there was one man stabbed to death and two others wounded. >> it was an isolated incident. the victims knew their attackers. we believe there was a dispute. >> a group of boys were involved in the fight. police are confident crime camera footage will lead to an arrest. >> over 600 cameras cover the city. >> homicide detectives are reviewing that footage and we have some optimistic leads. >> police began preparing for the parade two weeks ago. state police help the sicpatrols

were ramd up. >> downtown baltimore is one of the safest parts of the city. we work hard at it. we work hard to invest in camera technology. we make sure people feel safe. we are going to find out who did this on a day that baltimore was going to celebrate. we owe it to the family and to the city. >> two other people are being treated for stab wounds at the hospital. as of last night, one was in serious condition. it is not clear how many other people were involved in the fight. sarah sampson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> another shake-up at morgan state university. dallas evans was voted to be removed as chair. he led a push not to renew the contract of david wilson. wilson's contract was eventually

renew for another year. reply spin has not been named -- replacement has not been named. >> the ears are no doubt still buzzing this morning after yesterday's parade and rally downtown. the parade went from city hall to m&t bank stadium. stopped to share their thoughts with deborah weiner. >> unbelievable. >> best day of your life? >> i got married and had a baby. third best.

>> this place went crazy. >> we have all the city and armored trucks and everybody. >> it is a great day to be a raven. >> you could hear more from ray rice this morning on "live with kelly and michael." >> the special phone call from the white house. here is part of the call from president obama. >> i know that baltimore cannot be more excited. i wanted to say congratulations. you guys stayed steady. >> thank you. the greatest accomplishments are born from adversity and our guys proved that. >> we should try to do things easy and smooth.

>> you're right about that. >> i would like to know what it feels like. it was a great game. we're going to investigate who was behind the blackout thing. >> i think it was jim harbaugh. the president had a special message of congratulations for the member that is battling lou gehrig's disease. can you imagine getting a phone call from the president? very dramatic. >> it was a great year. 6:37. ava marie joins us live. >> good morning. we're talking about a chocolate affair which is benefiting the

homeless. we have the executive chef serving up these chocolate sloppy joe's. they have cocoa in them. can you believe this? >> i cannot wait to try them. >> this is a great event. >> we have health care services to try to change public policies. these events and make our work possible. >> it is basically full at this time. >> there are five or six tickets left. can get them by calling 703- 1345. >> i want to get to the seven- day forecast. the could be a flurry this

morning. we are tracking a coastal storm on friday. it will warm up next week. we will try the sloppy joe. >> that is wonderful. mmm. >> back to you. >> we're jealous. 6:39. these cubs are being called king

>> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have a couple of problems to get to. we have an accident at park drive. 38 on the west side of the loop. starting to see those delays fall into place. and debris in the way on 198. traffic moving well at the key bridge. no problems on 83 at shawan road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have some cloud cover at the present time. 43 this afternoon.

we could see a passing snow flurry. wave heights 1-2 feet. stay with us. >> you can really chillout at this bar. each bar will have the theme along with a signature drink. no one is expecting them to melt. >> some cheated cubs -- ch eetah cubs are getting ready to make their debut. they are posing. isn't that cute? this is not the first time they

have been born at the zoo. i want to cuddle with that cheetah. >> very cute. 6:43. still ahead, a look at

>> good morning. we have a couple of problems. park drive, we have an accident

and 31 miles an hour on the west side outer loop beginning at liberty. for debris in the road on 198. there is an accident at waterloo in howard county. looking pretty good on 83 south at shawan road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a little cloud cover to start the day. 29 in westminster. 33 in rock hall. there was a clipper storm that went through last night. there's nothing showing up on radar. there could be a sprinkle or snow flurry this morning. this will turn into a coastal storm on friday.

this will give us all kinds of weather. maybe some snow on the backside. this could be a complicated forecast going into the beginning of the weekend. clouds to start the day and a slight chance for a sprinkle or snow flurries. high temperatures between 40-45. dry again tomorrow with a high near 40. could be freezing rain or sleet . it will probably change over to snow friday night. there could be some accumulations. the looks dry -- sunday it looks dry. ava marie is talking about a wonderful charity. .ood morning

we were talking about chocolate sloppy joe's. they were amazing. a big event happening this saturday called a chocolate affair. >> will make a nice polenta with roasted corn. these look like pearls. .> i'm here with the ceo this is a need event. -- this is a neat event. >> we're so lucky to have the executive chef who is preparing a meal with short ribs and scallops, but not squash ravioli -- butternut squash

ravioli. >> you up to bring people back on track. >> we're working with 6000 people every year. we opened up a clinic this year. we're trying to get people off the streets. >> to have a couple of tickets left. >> 443-703-1345 and might have a chance to get one. >> a very live at the waterfront marriott -- ava marie live at the waterfront marriott. >> a student has been charged with the rape of a classmate. police say deshawn jones invited a student to cut class on monday.

she agreed. jones dragged the girl into an empty classroom and raped her. he's been charged as an adult with second-degree rape. another day in the trial deliberations of michael johnson. prosecutors believe johnson was interested in phylicia barnes and killed her because he was jealous about time she spent with others. >> a deadly triple stabbing downtown. sarah sampson is live with the details. >> good morning. it happened at the intersection of howard and fayette streets. that is walking distance from the parade. it is not clear if the people involved attended the parade. city police say a fight broke out at 1:30 in the afternoon. one man was stabbed to death,

two others were wounded. police say a group of boys were involved in a fight. police are confident crime camera footage will lead to an arrest. one person was killed. one person is in critical condition. sarah sampson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> time to check your morning commute. we're starting to see delays on the west side. we have an accident in howard county on waterloo. getting heavy on 295 down to the capital beltway. this is 95 in the white marsh area. west side delays in place.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. a little cloud cover to start the day. 20% chance for a passing snow flurries. sunshine will break through this afternoon. the east coast should be just fine. 80 in tampa. strong thunderstorms around dallas. stay with us. >> thank you. time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, what is the worst morning commute you ever had to endure?

>> that is a horrible. we will post more answers on our website, wbaltv.com. 6:52.

>> good morning. we're following breaking news. a powerful earthquake in the south pacific. at least five people are dead. we will have the latest. >> our first look at the bunker where a boy was held hostage for nearly a week. explosives were found at the scene. >> what lindsey vonn is saying about her chances for competing in the olympics. >> today marks the one year countdown to the start of the competition. return the plaza into a ski slopes -- we turn the plaza into a ski slope. that and much more as we get

started on a wednesday morning. >> are things back to normal? >> we have one accident in howard county on snowden river parkway. 27 miles per hour on the west side outer loop. north side is in pretty good shape. bat on 95 out of white marsh. >> thanks for the decent weather yesterday. >> we will start out with some clouds. we expect a high near 43. there'll be a coastal storm on friday. that means a lot more rain or snow. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. update at 7:25. >> have a good one.